13. Pre-Mix – History – Week – 3

1) Welby Commission is famous in Modern Indian History for which of the following reasons?
a) Educational reforms
b) Relations between British crown and Indian princely states
c) Police reforms
d) To enquire into the Drain theory

2) Which of the following is/are correct about Charter Act 1813?
1. It completely abolished the monopoly of East India Company in trade with India
2. It completely abolished the monopoly of East India Company in trade with China
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2

3) In political matters the East India Company was subordinated to the British government directly. By which act did this happen?
a) Regulating Act, 1773
b) Pitt’s India Act, 1783
c) Charter Act, 1793
d) None of the above

4) Which of the following newspapers is/are correctly matched with their editors?
1. Swadesamitran : G. Subramaniya Iyer
2. Bengalee : Surendranath Banerjea
3. Sudharak : NN Sen
Choose the correct option:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) All of the above

5) Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the ‘drain of wealth’ theory in his book Economic History in India.
2. R. C. Dutt promoted the same theory in his book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2